Retrial Set In Kansas Baby's Hair Dryer Death

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) _ A Hutchinson woman who used a hair dryerto warm her infant daughter on a frigid night faces a second trialnext month for the baby's death from hyperthermia.

Brigit Hippen is charged with second-degree murder in theFebruary 2010 death of 2-month-old Karina Perez. Hippen's firsttrial in August ended with a jury unable to agree on a verdict.

KWBW-AM (http://bit.ly/sOXWIg ) reports that a Reno County judgerefused a defense request Wednesday to delay the Jan. 10 retrial.

Hippen is accused of causing the baby's death by placing a hairdryer by the baby's crib to blow hot air on the child, then fallingasleep for several hours. Doctors have said Karina had atemperature of 108 when she died.

Defense lawyers contend the death was a tragic accident. ___ Information from: KWBW-AM.

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